Bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers that they could do without Jarred Vanderbilt for several weeks. The Californians’ number 2 suffered an injury to his right foot during the match against the Boston Celtics, which was then won 114-105 by the yellow and purple.
Second injury of the season for Vanderbilt who was forced to stay out of action for 20 games at the start of the regular season due to bursitis in his left heel. Not a small tile for the Lakers who, already heavily affected by injuries during the season, will have to do without the best defender on the roster for a long time. As reported by the insider of ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski, Vanderbilt will undergo further medical examinations in the next few days to establish the true extent of the injury and the consequent recovery times. An injury that could keep the Lakers winger sidelined for several months. At the end of the TD Garden match the head coach of the Lakers Darwin Ham had his say on Vanderbilt’s injury:
“I’m sorry he got injured, but I want to congratulate him on how he approached the match with aggression. […] Injuries are the recurring theme of our season. We already arrived at the game without Davis, LeBron, Reddish and Vincent. Now he too [Vanderbilt] he got injured. We have to manage the situation, I just hope it’s nothing serious and that he can return soon.”
This season the former Utah Jazz, who signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Lakers just before the opening of training camp, has so far scored 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per shot. shoes in 29 games spent wearing the yellow and purple vest.
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2024-02-03 05:47:52
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